The US military finished air attacks in Syria. They attacked the ISIL group. The US did this because of a bad attack. Two American soldiers and a helper died. The attacks were called "Hawkeye." They took about two months. Many ISIL fighters went to Iraq before.
ISIL attacked near Palmyra. Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar died. Sergeant William Howard died. Helper Ayad Sakat also died. The US wanted to stop ISIL. Operation Hawkeye worked well. It stopped over fifty ISIL fighters. Many places and weapons were also broken.
The US also helped move ISIL fighters. They moved them from Syria to Iraq. Iraq wanted this. They want to try the fighters. This shows countries working together.
Syrian soldiers took the al-Tanf base. US soldiers were there before. This is a big change. The US and Kurdish forces fought ISIL. Now it is harder.
These attacks stop ISIL from getting strong. They want to stop future attacks. ISIL was beaten in 2019. But ISIL is still a problem. Fighters in Iraq will have trials. This will make them answer for their actions.